Russia's Telegram app and Elon Musk's X platform are named by the New York Times as the main spreader of false information that are fueling anti-immigration protests in Britain. "The wave of protests and unrest has been driven by fast-spreading online misinformation, much of it promulgated by far-right voices on the social media platform X and the Telegram messaging app. They include neo-Nazis, violent soccer fans, anti-Muslim factions, and social media influencers who have amplified their messaging to scores of followers," the NYT article states.
@#2 ... The UK security services previously linked rightwing arsonists in London to the Wagner Group. The Kremlin is up to something. ...
UK PM slams Elon Musk for saying far-right riots 'inevitable'
www.politico.eu
... Britain's Keir Starmer took aim at Elon Musk after the tech billionaire claimed the wave of far-right violence hitting the U.K. was "inevitable."
The British prime minister's spokesperson said there was "no justification" for Musk's comments, posted this weekend on the X platform he now owns. ...
Musk -- who has faced criticism over the spread on X of false information about the attacker's identity -- claimed Sunday that "civil war is inevitable" in the U.K. ...
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